English test 1 Flashcards
Alliteration
The same occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginnings of words located close to one another.
Allusion
a casual, passing reference to something or someone
Ambition
drive , desire or intent to accomplish something , usually with great effort
Assonance
Repetition of the same vowel sound in other words located close to one another
Dignity
A sense of pride in oneself, and self-respect
Foresight
Anticipation of and planning for what may happen in the future
Haiku
A poem in three lines consisting of 5 ,7 and 5 syllables ,a 17 -line poem,usually about nature
Humility
Humbleness , modesty, lack of arrogance,lack of excessive pride
Limerick
A usually humorous 5-line poem in which the first ,second and 5 lines and the third and fourth lines have another
metaphor
A comparison of two seemly unlike things by naming on the other
Point of view
The perspective from which the story is told from
Prose
Writing that is the structured in sentences and paragraph,rather than poetic lines or stanzas
Retrospect
Hindsight ability to look back and examine the past
Serendipity
Unexpected good fortune especially when one is seeking something other than what is actually found
Rhyme scheme
The pattern of sounds that repeat at the end of lines.aabbcc
Simile
A comparison of two things though the use of like or as
Sonnet
A 14 line some which when written in English usually has ten syllables per lines
Speaker
in a poem the voice that coveys the message of the story often different from the author
Theme
A central ideas or message that an author explores in work
Tone
In writing the attitude or feeling towards the subject matter
versatility
Possessing multiple talents making a person or thing adoptable to different situation
